Meth lab operator sentenced

A Saratoga County judge on Friday sentenced a Greenfield woman to four years in state prison for possessing methamphetamines and items used to manufacture “meth,” prosecutors said.

Megan A. Howell, 28, and two others were found in her mobile home in Greenfield with the drugs and meth-making materials on Oct. 6, county District Attorney James A. Murphy said. On Jan. 17, she pleaded guilty to the felony of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. In addition to the four-year prison sentence, Judge Jerry J. Scarano sentenced Howell to two years of post-release supervision, Murphy said.

“Meth is a very dangerous and highly addictive drug, and this is the first significant meth case and first meth lab in our county,” Murphy said.

The other defendants – Marlinea South and Bruce Tyler – pleaded guilty to the same felony and have yet to be sentenced, Murphy said. A one-year-old and a teenage boy were also found in the home, he said. Child Protective Services was notified.